Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-13
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Rumes too lette is the sign hanging
out in front OF an uptown lodging house.
John Campbell has been appointed a
special police officer for the Western Hotel.
Four carloads of fine cattle arrived yes
terday from Senator Stanford's Vina ranch,
for exhibition at the State Fair.
The overland train from the East will be
about three hours late in its arrival this
morning, having been late leaving Ogden.
The ponderous wheels of Doans steam
wagon, which has been operating near
Towles, have been brought to the city for
repairs.
w. B. Hamilton, County Clerk, filed a
supplemental bond yesterday, j. w. Will
son taking the place as bondsman of the
late John Conran.
J. NJ. Anderson, Jr., Deputy Sheriff of
Ell Dorado county, passed through the city
yesterday, taking TO the Asylum at Stock
ton an insane man named George Mitchell
Tickets, conveying all those who wish to
60 on the Grand Army excursion to the
National Encampment at st. Louis, can be
obtained at the depot, over any of the
routes.
The sure thing" gamblers were "kick-
ing" last night because they were not al
lowed to run their games, while the games
claiming to be more Legitimate were in
full blast.
Deputy Sheriff Riley, of San Francisco
took to that city from the State Prison at
Folsom yesterday the Chinaman known as
Little Pete" recently sent up for five
years for bribing juror. He is wanted as
q witness before the Grand Jury.
L. L. Lewis states that yesterday he re-
ceived telegram from San Francisco from
]. E. Condict, manager of the Electric
MOTOR Railway of Philadelphia, saying that
he would come to this city to-day to confer
with the projectors of the local electric
road.
Killip & Co., the auctioneers of the Oak
Park tract, came up from the Bay last
evening. They say that many inquiries
concerning this land have been made at
their San Francisco office during the past
week, and they expect large attendance at
the sale from the Bay.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 73o, being 80 cooler than
the normal temperature for that day T le
highest and lowest temperature was $50
and $50, with fresh northerly winds during
the day and gentle southerly winds at
night. Weather clear.
The State Hoard of Trade has called
COANtAllOl, W Dt Htlu III Tue SUdluDeT
Commerce at l P. NJ. tomorrow, to which
each County Board is entitled to three del
egates. The object of the Convention is
the discussion of the best method to ad-
vertise the resources of the upper portion
of the State.
The waste box in the alley in the rear of
Whittier, Fuller & Co.'S store caught fire
last evening about s o'clock, from spor-
taneous combustion. apparently. Local
officer May discovered the fact, and, assist
ed by others, put the fire out, a merchant
subsequently making sure thing of it by
the use of a garden hose.
Yesterday morning while the "Harbor
Light dramatic company was going by
rail from Reno to Marysville, and the train
was at Sheridan, Miss Nellie Beaumont
one of the company. made a misstep in
the car and fell against seat in such a
manner that one of her ribs was fractured.
She went on with the company to Marys-
vile.
About midnight of Sunday fire occur
red at Knights Landing, which burned
Peter Fryatt's warehouse, with 100 sacks of
barley; blacksmith shop and two Chinese
wash houses. Ness livery stable and the
residences of Messrs Bubick and Wicker
shire were at one time on FIRE, but were
saved. The blaze started in hay stack,
and is presumed to have been caused by
the carelessness of tramps